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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Progressively Worse
“Why Wouldn’t People Like ’Em?”
Free the Captives
How “captive regulators,” tamed by mortgage behemoths, added to the pain of the economic downturn. By Gary S. Becker.
Taking Swipes At Publius
Our politics has changed irreversibly since the founding, yet the Constitution has survived. Might that be because it rests on eternal truths?
How Socialist Is Bernie Sanders?
The Democratic candidate owes America some answers
Hoover Institution Board of Overseers Summer 2008 Meeting
In an overview of the Hoover Institution at this year’s Board of Overseers summer meeting, John Raisian, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director, spoke of Hoover’s accomplishments and plans for growth.
Fear as a Tax
How an overconcern with security can distort the face America shows the world. By Josef Joffe.
Honesty for Hire
A few countries have found a way to stop graft and foster political stability: hire foreigners to collect their revenue. By Kris James Mitchener and Noel Maurer.
The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"
Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.
Exploring Contemporary Chinese History: Hoover Holds Annual Summer Workshop On Modern China
The fifth annual Hoover Institution Workshop on Modern China, entitled “Crossing the 1949 Divide: The Hoover Archives and Contemporary Chinese History,” was held during July 31 and August 4, 2017. Co-organized and cosponsored with the Seminar of East Asian Studies, Free University of Berlin, this year the workshop featured seven speakers from the United States, Germany, Austria, and Taiwan who explored Hoover’s unique modern China collections and evaluated how these historical treasures help reshape our understanding of contemporary China and post-1949 Taiwan. Workshop attendees presented their research to over three hundred audience from the Hoover/Stanford community as well as to researchers and mass media in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Times of our Times
Woody West on The Trust: The Private and Powerful Family Behind the New York Times by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Rose
Not-so-secular Modernity
Karl Raimund Popper: The Philosopher and His Papers
An examination of the political philosophy and legacy of one of the most important minds of the twentieth century. By Tom Bethell.
Virtual Veritas
Preserving conservatism’s heritage in cyberspace
The United States of Entitlements
The Boy Scouts Dilemma
Hoover Institution Hosts Spring 2011 Retreat
General Stanley McChrystal, a four-star US Army general (retired), spoke at the Spring 2011 Hoover retreat dinner on April 17, 2011. In his speech, titled “Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities Facing the United States,” McChrystal discussed the differing perspectives and misunderstandings regarding the issues in Afghanistan and Iran, how important it is to engage in people politics, and the need for understanding so as to build sustainable relationships.
Teaching The Federalist
What happens when South Korean students take a close look at American democracy. By Peter Berkowitz.
Father of The Godfather
John Podhoretz on Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumaker